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I've noticed and I've never really understood why that when you buy any meat that is crumbed from a butcher in Australia, it is always or nearly always yellow in colour.

Why do they do this and where does the yellow colour come from?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Old man reckons they're "cornflake crumbs", similar to what other commenter said but also not Corn flour per say. Makes them crunchy.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Usually breading meat starts with dipping the meat into an egg wash before you dip it in the bread crumbs, so the yellow probably comes from egg yolk.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I do appreciate the answer but this is like a really bright yellow, and it permeates all of the bread, and you could not have enough egg to create this much yellow.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Is it yellow breadcrumbs or just cornmeal?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Now that is a really interesting question. I'll do some research. Maybe that's what it is.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Up here in Canada we have a type of bacon that's traditionally coated in corn meal called peameal bacon - if this (random image from the internet affixed below) is what your meat looks like it might be the same stuff:

https://celebrationgeneration.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Peameal-Bacon-2.jpg

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

This is going to blow your mind but I had not idea buying crumbed meat was a thing.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I'm unsure why but It used to be the same here in New Zealand, most butchers seem to have transitioned to panko breadcrumbs now.

The only place i've seen this in the last few years at the cheaper butcher chains like 'The Mad Butcher' and the one in my link below.

I think OP is talking about this.

https://www.coreysbutchery.com/shop/product/409143/beef-crumbed-schnitzel--from-500g/

Edit.

This image from 'The Mad Butcher' includes the breading ingredients.